Bibliograph

Nurturing dads, social initiatives for contemporary fatherhood, William Marsiglio and Kevin Roy

Type

Label

Nurturing dads, social initiatives for contemporary fatherhood, William Marsiglio and Kevin Roy

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Nurturing dads

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

754389886

Responsibility statement

William Marsiglio and Kevin Roy

Series statement

American Sociological Association's Rose series in sociology

Sub title

social initiatives for contemporary fatherhood

Summary

American fathers are a highly diverse group, but the breadwinning, live-in, biological dad prevails as the fatherhood ideal. Consequently, policymakers continue to emphasize marriage and residency over initiatives that might help foster healthy father-child relationships and creative co-parenting regardless of marital or residential status. In Nurturing Dads, William Marsiglio and Kevin Roy explore the ways new initiatives can address the social, cultural, and economic challenges men face in contemporary families and foster more meaningful engagement between many different kinds of fathers and their children. What makes a good father? The firsthand accounts in Nurturing Dads show that the answer to this question varies widely and in ways that counter the mainstream--provide and reside--model of fatherhood. Marsiglio and Roy document the personal experiences of more than 300 men from a wide range of socioeconomic backgrounds and diverse settings, including fathers-to-be, young adult fathers, middle-class dads, stepfathers, men with multiple children in separate families, and fathers in correctional facilities. They find that most dads express the desire to have strong, close relationships with their children and to develop the nurturing skills to maintain these bonds. But they also find that disadvantaged fathers, including young dads and those in constrained financial and personal circumstances, confront myriad structural obstacles, such as poverty, inadequate education, and poor job opportunities ... -- Inside Book Flap

Table Of Contents

The landscape -- Constructing meanings -- Building and sustaining bonds -- Negotiating trust as partners and parents -- Kin work and networks of care -- Community connections -- Transitions and human capital -- Promoting nurturance

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